To Alcenia go, You adventuresome ones
To those beauteous shores ‘cross the sea
Shake the load from your shoulders, the chain from
your neck
And look Eastward
for what waits for thee

-Second verse in sung-through version of An Alcenian Initiative

SUMMARY

Alcenia is a large island located in the Veiled Sea several weeks sail to the northeast of the Continental powers. It is about 500 miles across by latitude--although it provides varied biomes relative to its size--including coastal plains, fertile grasslands, boggy wetlands, and nearly untraversible jagged mountains.

No civilizations or intelligent groups are native to Alcenia. However, various extraplanar beings--most notably and commonly originating from the Feywilds--are known to appear in proximity of the Drutherwood and interact with material settlers and adventurers.

All major settlements on Alcenia are located on or near the coast. Stone-walled Igsiar, in the Northeast, is the largest settlement on the island and the only city officially controlled by a continental power--being founded and maintained as an official colony of Ganthe half a generation before the Noncontinental War.

Other municipalities are founded and governed via independent charter issued by a rigorous approval process supervised by the Consortium.

Alcenia was first discovered by Ganthene navigator Allig si Cann, who claimed it in the name of his motherland. Early exploration revealed a bevy of rare, magical, and intrapalanar substances and goods, and the island quickly took a central role in the politics, economies, and culture of the unified powers due to its vast output of luxury and utilitarian exports.